pris·on·er
noun/ˈprɪznə(r)/
/ˈprɪznər/
- a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial
囚犯；犯人；羁押候审者 - The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.
被判无期徒刑的囚犯数目下降了。 - They called for the prisoners to be released.
他们要求释放囚犯。 - They are demanding the release of all political prisoners.
他们要求释放所有政治犯。 - international minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners
囚犯待遇国际最低标准
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1- Over 2 million prisoners are currently incarcerated in the US.
目前，在美国有超过 200 万在押犯人。 - They were allowed only limited contact with their fellow prisoners.
他们只许与同监犯有限接触。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- virtual
- political
- life
- …
- capture
- take
- detain
- …
- hold somebody prisoner
- keep somebody prisoner
- a prisoner of conscience
- …
- The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.
- a person who has been captured, for example by an enemy, and is being kept somewhere
被（敌人等）关起来的人；俘虏；战俘 - He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers.
他被叛军俘虏了。 - They are holding her prisoner and demanding a large ransom.
他们把她劫持了，并索要巨额赎金。 - For three days they kept him a prisoner.
他们把他当作囚犯囚禁了三天。 - (figurative) She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home.
她不敢出门，实际上已成了关在家中的囚犯。 - (figurative) He was a prisoner of his own ignorance.
他是自己无知的囚徒。
Extra Examples- They had captured over 100 prisoners.
他们抓获了 100 多名俘虏。 - They were kept prisoner for eight months in a tiny flat.
他们在一间狭小的公寓里被关押了8 个月。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- virtual
- political
- life
- …
- capture
- take
- detain
- …
- hold somebody prisoner
- keep somebody prisoner
- a prisoner of conscience
- …
- He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison, from Latin prensio(n-), variant of prehensio(n-) ‘laying hold of’, from the verb prehendere.